Nearly thirty, over-endowed with curves, and under-endowed with boyfriends, you could say that my life is not going to plan. Still hopelessly in love with my childhood friend and neighbor who only sees me as his best pal, it’s finally sinking in that if I want a happily ever after I’m going to have to look further afield. Which means putting my feelings for Jack behind me, no matter how much it hurts.

Jack Larson

I love Gill. Who wouldn’t? She’s cute, kind, funny and my side-kick since school. She’s suffered with me through my failed marriage and has become a second mom to my six-year-old daughter, so I like to make sure she’s okay. Only, life’s just started to get crazy. ​I’m pretty darn good at getting my point across in business, but how am I supposed to deal with Gill throwing herself away on the whimpy bank manager? I’m worried that I’ll lose her friendship if I tell her what I know, and worried that she’ll get hurt if I don’t. Then there’s this other worry. What if I’m just jealous? And what the heck does that mean?

I’ve come home to Sycamore Springs, which is something I thought I’d never do. Right now, with my big fat divorce pending, the soul-destroying taste of failure in my mouth, no job, little money and two kids to support, there’s no choice. Nothing to panic about. And why am I compelled to include in my drama, this unwanted attraction to a man several years younger than me? Hot or not, it just isn’t going to happen.

Adam Norton

My last two relationships were complete disasters. Meeting Eve again, the sister-in-law of the woman I jilted at the altar - and therefore completely out of bounds - and realizing there might be something between us, something I’ve never felt before, makes me think cupid might be having a whole lot of fun at my expense.When the past knocks on your door, it might pay to let it in.

Ballet dancer, Tania Patterson, had the world at her feet until a terrible accident destroyed her career. Alone and devastated after her boyfriend deserts her, she finds her way to Laguna Beach, determined to start a new life as a wedding planner.

Braden Dorn was once a sought after piano player. Everyone wanted a piece of him, especially his grasping step-father, and then his world shattered. Now he must pick up the pieces of his life and start again.

For two wounded souls, love might be too much to ask when hearts have been shattered, and self-protection means everything.

Talia McLeod is on a desperate hunt to find her kidnapped daughter Chloe, stolen by her brutal ex-husband and hidden in New Zealand. He’s an unstable and dangerous foe, but she’ll do anything to rescue her daughter, with or without the help of sexy law enforcement officer, Nick Foster.

She’s in danger from two men. One wants her dead. The other wants her love.

Detective Nick Foster has been trying to catch drug dealer Randall Hughes for years. When he finds Randall’s ex-wife Talia near death at the hands of her low-life ex-husband, he whisks her away to safety in a secret hideaway. As long as Randall believes she’s dead, his guard is down, and Nick has a chance to put him away for good.

But when the cold, clinical detective realizes that he wants to keep Talia close to his side for more than just her own protection, he’s horrified. In fact, Nick’s feelings put the entire case at risk, and raise the stakes for everyone involved.​The clock is ticking, and Talia and Nick both risk losing everything they love most. Can they save Chloe and still have a future together?